St. Isidore Harvester 5657 Thomas Road

Baton Rouge, LA 70811

(225) 775-8850

www.s sidorecommunity.org

St. Isidore the Farmer Catholic Church Serving Baker and surrounding areas

Vol. 53 ~ June 14, 2020 ~ No. 24

Daily Mass Schedule

Saturday Vigil 4 PM

Sunday 7:30 AM & 10:30 AM

Monday Communion Service 8:30 AM

Tuesday 6 PM, followed by Our Lady

of Perpetual Help Novena,

Chaplet of Divine Mercy, and

Exposi on & Benedic on of the

Blessed Sacrament

Wednesday 7:15 AM

Thursday 6 AM

Friday 7:15 AM, followed by

Adora on, un l 5:00 PM Rosary

and Eucharis c Benedic on

Parish Staff

Father Frank Bass - Pastor Tommy Benoit - Deacon Shelley Joseph - Deacon Chad Canady - Maintenance Kara LeBlanc - Social Jus ce/ Special Events/ Bulle n Jason McCrory - Liturgy Michael McMullen - Facili es Manager Roxanne Mabile - Administra on Monice Oliphant - Religious Forma on/ Youth

Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs.—8 AM to Noon, 1 PM to 4:30 PM; Friday—8 AM to 12 PM

Our summer blood drive is this Sunday. Please join us in the Ott Center parking lot from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM. Be sure to bring

your I.D. and eat a good breakfast.

Worship Schedule Saturday, June 13 St. Anthony of Padua

4:00 PM Mass: Shirley Duplessis, Ross & Bertha Fontenot, Pete Chambliss.

Sunday, June 14 Body and Blood of Christ 7:30 AM Mass: The People of St. Isidore. 10:30 AM Mass: The Donald Dowty Family, The Dying, Natalie Wilkinson, Kit Moriarity, Medric Stein, Jr.

Monday, June 15 8:30 AM Communion Service.

Tuesday, June 16 6:00 PM Mass: Jean Walker. 6:30 PM: Novena & Chaplet of Divine Mercy followed by Eucharistic Benediction.

Wednesday, June 17 7:15 AM Mass: Norman Landry.

Thursday, June 18 6:00 AM Mass: The Unborn.

Friday, June 19 Sacred Heart of Jesus 7:15 AM Mass: Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. 8:45 AM–5:00 PM: Adoration. 5:00 PM: Rosary & Eucharistic Benediction.

The Sanctuary Candle burns this week for

Matthew Gerald

Contributions

5/24/2020

Regular Collection: $12,094.25 Parish Maintenance Fund: $2,909.00

Unidentified Collection: $158.00

Thank you and may God bless your stewardship.

Our Sympathy for…

Virginia Chambliss and family, on the death of her husband, Thomas “Pete” Chambliss, who passed away Friday, May 15th.

Vocational View

Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ– June 14, 2020

As Jesus poured out His life for us, He could be inviting you to consider doing the same for Him. If you think God is calling you to be a priest, a sister or brother, call Fr. Andrew Merrick at (225) 336-8778, amerrick@diobr.org.

What is Your Desert?

Chances are you are not physically wandering in a desert, although millions of people throughout the world live without adequate clean water. All of us experience spiritual and emotional deserts, however. The food that Jesus gives in the Eucharist, his very Body and Blood, soul and divinity, nourish us in our desert moments and strengthen us to live as Christ’s people in the world. Partaking in Christ’s Body and Blood, we are to live as Christ’s people in the world, standing in solidarity with those who are in deserts of their own—physical, spiritual, and emotional. We are called to act as Christ’s body, nourishing others through our presence, prayer, and sharing. What is your desert? How does the Eucharist strengthen you as you journey through this dark and sometimes frightening place in life? What deserts of others are you called to address through your caring and sharing as a member of Christ’s body, the Church? Today’s Readings: Dt 8:2–3, 14b–16a; Ps 147:12–13, 14–15, 19–20; 1 Cor 10:16–17; Jn 6:51–58 © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

World Day of Prayer for Sanctification of Priests

It was the great Irish priest Fr. Patrick Peyton who never tired of saying that: ‘The family that prays together stays together.’ As the family of the Church, you are invited to join your prayers to the prayers of millions throughout the world on June 19, 2020. It is an opportunity for us to raise our hearts to God for all priests in the exercise of their ministry; that they will be blessed, through our prayers, with God’s grace for their priesthood; that in this worldwide communion of prayer for them, they may experience our gratitude and support; and finally that they will persevere in unity with Christ and his Church and shepherd the Lord’s flock to the safe pastures of his Kingdom. ©worldpriest.com

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ You Are What You Eat

In John’s Gospel, Jesus gives a long discourse on the Bread of Life. The first part talks of bread as a sign of God’s loving care for the people. Like the manna in the desert, Jesus represents God caring for the people in a new way. But the part we hear in today’s Gospel is more specific. He says the bread he will give is his flesh. The leaders of the Jews don’t understand. Hopefully, we can do better.

In the pagan world at the time of Christ and before, a sacrifice was also a meal. An animal was ritually killed and burnt (i.e., cooked) to be shared at a meal with the people. The sacrifice was a gift to the gods that joined the people to their deity and also to each other. So Jesus used that understanding of sacrifice to explain his gift of self. He would die on the cross as a sacrifice to the Father and we would share in the meal by consuming bread and wine, which are his Body and Blood. That meal is shared today in the Eucharist.

Better than the pagan sacrifice, the Eucharist unites us with God because Jesus is both human and divine. His humanity allowed him to represent us to the Father, as a lawyer represents a client to the court. Jesus’ divinity allowed his sacrifice to be worthy of the Father, as no merely human gift could be. So giving his life on the cross was the best and only way that he could offer a true sacrifice to the Father.

The Eucharist also unites us to one another. We share this meal with other Christians as a sign of our common faith. Christ who gave himself to the Father on the cross also gives himself to us in the Eucharist. And because the food we share is the Body and Blood of Christ, we in a sense become what we eat. So we are all members of the Body of Christ. We show this by our love, by sharing our faith, by forgiving each other, and by our service to each other. If we believe that Jesus is divine, we must believe his word that the Eucharist is truly his Body and Blood, given for us. Tom Schmidt, © J. S. Paluch Co.

RCIA / RCIC Rite of Welcoming

Sunday, June 14th at as we will welcome our RCIA and RCIC elect and candidates into full Communion through Baptism and Confirmation. Please pray for our brothers and sisters in

Christ as they continue to grow in their faith.

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